Kevin Jz Prodigy
"Cunt in a Box", from Kevin Jz Prodigy's 2005 album "I Am Not a Homosexual"
Background information
OriginPhiladelphia
GenresBallroom
Instrument(s)MCing
Years active2002-present

Kevin Jz Prodigy is a Ballroom commentator,[1] music producer and singer from Philadelphia.[2]

In 1997, he discovered the Ballroom scene when friends took him to a club. He then learned how to vogue and joined the House of Movado. He started making music and commentating at balls in the early 2000s.[3]

Prodigy's songs “Here Comes the Hurricane Legendary Katrina” and “Bam Bam Shawam” have been popularized by TikTok.[4] In 2020, he launched the #IAmAWomanChallenge[5] to encourage Ballroom dancers to post videos while the clubs where they usually performed were closed. His song "FA FA FA FEMININ" was used in the film presenting Mugler's Spring/Summer 2022 collection.[3]

He was featured on the song Pure/Honey on Beyoncé's 2022 Renaissance album and has lent his voice on her tour.[6]

Prodigy was a commentator on the first Equality Ball organized in Las Vegas on August 27, 2023.[7][8]

Discography

2021

  • The Vogue Toys
  • The Throwbacks I'm Not a Homosexual

2022

  • The Lost File's Part 1
  • Let's Pump Da Beat
  • Show Up and Show Out
  • Can We Vogue
  • The Hidden Files
  • The Vogue Sessions on Thu Seven
  • The Hardrive

2023

  • The YouTube Era
  • Live at Esco's Vogue Knights
  • Keep On Serving Cunt
  • Prepare to Vogue
  • The Dramatic Collection

References

  1. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (May 2, 2014). "Vying for Bragging Rights, Prancing Pros and Amateurs". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ↑ Greenberg, Zoe (July 1, 2023). "The voice of Beyoncé's 'Renaissance Tour' is a Philly legend. Kevin JZ Prodigy told us what it was like to work with the Queen". Inquirer.com.
  3. 1 2 Street, Mikelle (August 3, 2022). "Kevin JZ Prodigy on Bringing Beyoncé Into Ballroom With "Pure/Honey"". The Cut.
  4. ↑ "Beyoncé and 'Legendary': Ballroom culture went mainstream. Now it looks to preserve its roots". Los Angeles Times. November 19, 2022.
  5. ↑ Baloue, Sydney (June 20, 2020). "Voguing for Our Lives. Again". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ↑ "Meet the Ballroom Legend Who Became the MVP of Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour". GQ. September 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ Sheckells, Melinda (August 29, 2023). "Beyoncé's BeyGood Helped Ballroom Icons Put on First-Ever Equality Ball in Vegas". The Hollywood Reporter.
  8. ↑ Denis, Kyle (August 31, 2023). "'Are You Really Coming to Help Us?': How the Beyoncé-Sponsored Equality Ball Prioritized Black Queer Resistance". Billboard.


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